Setup Shifts

It is very important to understand the entire Shifts area and how shifts link to positions and affect the Roster before you begin to configure shift patterns. Having too many shifts may result in unnecessary shift merging to make the Roster view more compact, and could impact performance.

The Shifts area contains:

• Shift- defines work schedule patterns.
• Shift Group- creates a set of shifts that can be applied to Rules, a Signup Shift Groups, and a Calendar Shift Group.
• Shift Mask- creates reusable day-off patterns that can be applied to base shifts. Shift masks minimize the number of shifts configured, and in some cases could optimize performance on the Roster.
• Shift Times- define a from and through period for a shift without creating a new shift. Typically used for administrative personnel assigned to the same unit with varying start and end times.